2013 UNCAF Copa Centroamericana
San Jose, Costa Rica - Estadio Nacional
January 18-27, 2013
JANUARY 25, 2013 - PREVIEW
(all statistics are from Copa Centroamericana only)
FIFTH-PLACE MATCH
Guatemala v Panama, 4:00 p.m. ET
The series is even: 3 wins, 0 draws, 3 losses for each…Guatemala: 7 GF, 6 GA; Panama: 6 GF, 7 GA
Quick Facts
• Last Copa Centroamericana (CC) meeting: January 27, 2009 (First Round)…1-0 win for Panama…Alberto Zapata with 31st minute game-winning goal
• Guatemala has 1 win in last 9 CC games, including draws in last 3 outings
• Guatemala has conceded 1 goal or less in 4-consecutive CC games…however, it has scored 1 goal or less in 13 of its last 14
• Guatemala won the CC in 2001
• Nicaragua is winless in last 6 CC games, scoring three goals over that stretch
• Panama is unbeaten in 10-consecutive CC games, including 4-straight draws
• Panama has scored only 2 goals in its last 4 CC games
• Panama has conceded only 2 goals in its last 10 CC games
• Panama won the CC in 2009
SEMIFINALS
Honduras v Belize, 6:30 p.m. ET
Honduras leads series: 3 wins, 0 draws, 0 losses (11 GF, 2 GA)
Quick Facts
• Last CC meeting: January 22, 2009 (First Round)…2-1 win for Honduras…Amado Guevara and Walter Martinez scored in the 32nd and 61st minutes for Honduras; Lisbey Castillo netted for Belize in the 86th
• Honduras has qualified for the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup (will be its 11th appearance)
• Honduras is unbeaten in last 7 CC games, and 12 of last 13
• Honduras has conceded 1 goal or less in last 13 CC games
• Honduras has 2 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss in 4 all-time CC semifinal games (4 GF, 2 GA)
• Honduras has won the CC three times (1993, 1995, 2011)
• Belize has qualified for the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup (will be its 1st appearance)
• Belize is unbeaten in 3 last of its last 4 CC games (1 win, 2 draws, 1 loss), conceding 1 goal or less in each of those outings
• Victory over Nicaragua on Tuesday was first in CC for Belize after 23 all-time games
• Deon McCauley scored the game-winning goal in the 90th minute…he is also the top scorer in 2014 CONCACAF World Cup with 11 goals
• Deon McCauley is Belize's all-time leading CC scorer with 3 goals
Costa Rica v El Salvador, 9:00 p.m. ET
Costa Rica leads series: 8 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss (22 GF, 7 GA)
Quick Facts
• Last CC meeting: January 30, 2009 (Semifinals)…1-0 win for Costa Rica, Andy Furtado scored the game-winning goal in the 18th minute
• Costa Rica has qualified for the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup (will be its 11th appearance)
• Costa Rica is unbeaten in 23 of last 25 CC games, conceding 1 goal or less in 24 of those outings
• Costa Rica has 3 wins, 2 draws, 0 losses in 5 all-time CC semifinal games (9 GF, 2 GA)
• Costa Rica has won a record 6 CC titles (1991, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007)
• El Salvador has qualified for the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup (will be its 8th appearance)
• El Salvador is winless in 5-consecutive CC games (0 wins, 3 draws, 2 losses), scoring only 1 goal over that stretch
• El Salvador has conceded 1 goal in its last 3 CC games
• El Salvador has never won the CC
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